Life-saving device



Application 'lerl Februari-.1 it), i925.

rEllis invention relates to on improved. life t-nring: dcrice ol the lrind adapted to he employed hy personsy trapped in a burning l'iuilding.

More specifically, the invention relates to a carrier constructed to form n, seat for the occupant, said carrier being suspended from :in automatically operable limiting devicev connected through the'niediuin of webbing or the like to a Suspension hookM The tentures and advantages derived vfrom the particular construction und arrangement or' parte employed will become apparent, 'from the following' description and drawing.

ln the accompanyingr drawings forming a port ot this application and in' which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the name:

Figure 1 is a side elevation ot a life sav ing device constructed in accordance with the present invention. i

Fig. i?. is in enlarged vertical. detail section through the improved brake device.

Fig. ii is; un elevational -riew oi' the brake deif'icc,

Fig l is a 'fragmentary' detail perspective of a portion of the friction band or wehbing employed.

lelierrinrf to the drawings in detail, it will he seen that the reference character l designates n hoolr which is adapted to take over a relatively stationary part of the building. Carried ny and formedl integral with .this hook is a loop 2 into which one end ol' a'tlcx* ihle friction hander tape 3 is fastened. This tape extends downwardly and is trained over a plurality of friction hars 4: hxedly mounted between the side plate 5 and n suhntantially U-shnped member (3. These bars :are arranged in predetermined spaced relation to produce the moet eliicient braking action according; to the weight ot Athe indi aiflual to he carried. En this connection l would state that the device has heen devised if h a View ot'. rendering it exceedingly comso that each person may have his own rieure l have found that with t upgnox'iniotely Vtour friction liars in relation aff chown with the ined thereover :oi .ndiowin the l opende, most eliciently for perthan two liuiulifed pounds. ireighing cmnpuratirnl'r leef. a i er of har (prelcrnhly three) .floyed. ln all instancesz, howconnnrnm, corinne.

Serial No. 10,0%.

relatively wide `plate-like portions 5 ot lJ-shuped mcinlier, thu spacing the lowernzost hur upwardlyv laut adjacent the bight portion 'i' ol' the iocmher to nccmnnmdate carrier tranne 5%.

ln the prwcnt instance the tlcxihle'carrier is; somewhat triangular in formation and is prorided at itev top with n loop-lil-c connector S) connecte/ l to the hin'hrl portion '4'. 'lhe carrier is preferably equipped with o strap or it erpiivalcnt lll to encircle the. liodjiv of the occupant to guard airainfft ziccidentnl displncenicnt. ',"fluy arrier may he ot' a width to provide a comfortable sell'- uhapingl :eat for the occupant who must sit therein. y[he free end portion o't' the tape :l hangs downwardly adjacent the frame so that it can be grasped by the occupant. 'l`he tape is preferably of a hezivy durable webbing as illust ated in Fig l to guard against undue wear und to produce intense friction.

ever, the hars will he arranged between 'the In practice the bill of the hook l is eilthe hook maybe, engaged with any other appropriate form ot' Support.

4 Holding the ree end portion ot the )ric-u tion hand, the occupant ploffen hirneellf in the carrier frame in a sittinggy poestnre, hy letting; up on the hand, the weight of the occupant. causes the saine to slide about the friction hars l in un obvious manner, permitting Slow dcscension ol the same with consequent lowering ol the occupant to a point of. safety. The operator can manipulate the friction band in a manner toaccuratey regulate the Speed ol' travel of the Sonie.

lt in thought that the foregoing description when taken in connection with the aocompanyirrgg' drawing' will enahle persons Skilled in thc arl to which this invention relntcl` to ohtain a clear understanding of the lmme and for this reason a more lengthy description is thought unneceninry.

lthouirh l. hure/shown and described the preferred cinnodirnent ot the, invention it is to he understood that minor changes com* in r within the lield ot' 'invention claimed may la rcf'orled lo it desired.

liliile l have exprewly intimated that the dcvlr i`v worn-lcd more or lens to use as a lin` cffrnpc" l would direct attention to the lacs; that il muy he :ulrantageously used for piii'pose such as upon iioais foi' enlzhe iz nsfei of passengers from one home mother on a iowei." elevation.

Having thus described my invention, what cseim as new is:-

,in ii'fo saving device of iie class (ie- L, iii combination, zi suspension hook pted fiobe engaged wih a relatively `iozmry support, :i Heiiibie friction tape Connected ai its upper end to Said hook, u evice adzipmd for sliding Inovebraking ii'ieii upon the iiieiniedizite portion of Suid tope, salici cvice comprising a substan- 'fialiy E,siaped me ibm', the side portions of which widened considei'aoly at their free eo provide bar supporting plates, ,o plurality of friction bars fixedly mounteai beiween said plates, there being foul' bers, :i111 of which are cylindrical ilym'oss eeeion and disposed in horizontzill y fies, w@ of said; bars being; disposed M 'vertimemo@ cally spaced siiperpoeeii points au me een?. portions of die pieles, *die remaining bars beingl located oppoeie each oti er on o piane bewecn said iii'fsf-nziziied beis,the fiee end poiioii of the mpc being ieeved. beneath ihe ioweimost one oi the Siipeiiwsesi bare, being' ginie-ed over die Upper :me of said superposed bars, being tien direc*- ed downwardlymid :around ihe fiiS-mm'iei, bei apgziiii over one oil he two i'einziiiiin bers, Uien hnneziii the THiS-inlined i again anni iiiiaiiiy over the icinuiningg one of die Seid reiiiziiiiing two imite. iii :i Himmel' to Cause ses'ci'ii plies oic ihe sfi'eeiies 'io iie in frictionni cominci with eneii other ii@- iieath Hie fiese-named bate,

sind a carrierw Sezi at'ziched io the bigiit poiion of Suid U-shaped member.

in testimony whereof I aiii'; my signature.

JORDAN. 

